Obits
Our mother, JoAnn Julson from Northwood passed away on December 21, 2023, at the Lutheran Retirement Home, where she resided for the past 4 1/2 years.
A funeral service was held on Thursday, December 28, at the First Lutheran Church in Northwood with Rev. Becky Sogge officiating. Burial was at...
James Schaub, 79, of Northwood, died peacefully in his home on Sunday, December 10, 2023.
Services are being planned for a later date next spring.
Jim was born on February 17, 1944, to Earl and Margaret (Wright) Schaub in Mason City, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed in the Northwood United...
Carroll Clarence Day, 82, of Gladbrook, passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.
A Celebration of Life for Carroll was held on Friday, December 15, 2023, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Family will be working on planning a burial...
Larry D. Gentz, 72, of Northwood passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at MercyOne North Iowa in Mason City, surrounded by family.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, December 22, 2023, at First Lutheran Church, 309 Ninth St. N., Northwood, Iowa, with Rev. Becky...
Phyllis Marian (Reeder) Mortenson passed away on December 13, 2023, in Northwood, Iowa, at the Lutheran Retirement Home.
Phyllis was born on October 3, 1925, in rural Northwood, the daughter of Tony and Esther (Thoen) Hrubetz. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church in Kensett,...
Irene was born on August 10, 1946, in the Bronx, New York, to Robert and Irene Brosan. However, due to her mother’s death, she was raised by her aunt and uncle Mary and Bill Armstrong.
At the age of 19 she joined the Marine Corps and was stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. This is where she...
It was a lively day in heaven on November 20, 2023. Paul Michael Jenkins embraced Jesus and shared a tale with our Lord after a brief bout with metastatic cancer. He passed away peacefully at his home in Nixa, Missouri, surrounded by his wife and loved ones.
Paul was born on December 16, 1956, to...
Wanda Sue Hoffman, born on February 21, 1950, in Northwood, Iowa, to Richard and Ruth (Loland) Winkelman, passed peacefully in her home on November 23, 2023, surrounded by family and friends.
Wanda graduated from Northwood-Kensett High School in 1969. She was united in marriage to Raymond Hoffman...
Lola Knutson, 94, of St. Ansgar, died on Monday, November 27, 2023, at Good Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar. A memorial service was held at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, December 1, 2023, at Deer Creek Lutheran Church in rural St. Ansgar. Burial was at Deer Creek Cemetery.
Lola was born almost 95 years ago...
Margaret Ruth (Schaub) Robb passed away on November 23, 2023. She was born on December 31, 1929, at Mercy Hospital in Mason City, Iowa, to Earl and Margaret (Wright) Schaub.
Ruth graduated from Northwood High School in 1947 and worked at the telephone office in Northwood as an operator in 1946 and...